When sex was safe and racing was dangerous
WRC is for boys, GROUP B IS FOR MANS!
Group B was a set of regulations introduced in 1982 for competition vehicles in sportscar racing and rallying regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The Group B regulations fostered some of the fastest, most powerful, and most sophisticated rally cars ever built and is commonly referred to as the golden era of rallying.[1] However, a series of major accidents, some of them fatal, were blamed on their outright speed and lack of crowd control at events. After the death of Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto in the 1986 Tour de Corse, the FIA disestablished the class, dropped its previous plans to replace it by Group S, and instead replaced it as the top-line formula by Group A. The short-lived Group B era has acquired legendary status among rally fans and automobile enthusiasts in general.
The 1980s was great in many things, the supercars were born in the WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP, Turbocharging and all wheel drive were the setup for the future.
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Naturally-aspirated Super-, turbo-charged
4000 cc 2857 cc 1100 kg 24“ Ferrari 288 GTO, Porsche 959
3000 cc 2142.8 cc 960 kg 22“ Audi Quattro, Lancia 037, MG Metro 6R4, Ford RS200
2500 cc 1785 cc 890 kg 22“ Peugeot 205 T16, Lancia Delta S4
2000 cc 1428 cc 820 kg 20“ Renault 5 Turbo
Finland Markku Alén
Italy Attilio Bettega
Italy Miki Biasion
Sweden Stig Blomqvist
United States John Buffum
Finland Juha Kankkunen
Kenya Shekhar Mehta
Finland Hannu Mikkola
France Michèle Mouton
United Kingdom Tony Pond
France Jean Ragnotti
Argentina Jorge Recalde
Germany Walter Röhrl
Finland Timo Salonen
Finland Henri Toivonen
Finland Ari Vatanen
Sweden Björn Waldegård